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B. BARNARD.

HAM-B CLIP.

- Patent ed Jan. 19, 1886.

a m d m Witmeooeo Y UNITED STATES PATENT Fricn.

EDWARD BARNARD, OF ROME, NEW YORK.

-HAME-CLlP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,411, dated January19, 1886.

Application filed November 3, 1885. Serial No. 181,770. (No model.)

To all whom, it mag concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD BARNARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rome, in the county of Oneida and State of New York,haveinventedanew and useful Improvement in Hame-Clips, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

My invention has relation to improvements in hame-clips; and it consistsof the peculiar construction and combination of parts, sub stantially ashereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

My invention has for its object to provide a hame-clip which shall notbe liable to be withdrawn from engagement with the draft-eye of a hamewhen the device is in use; to provide for the easy and quick detachmentof the clip from the hame draft-eye when it is desired to change thecharacter ofthe hame; to provide clip secured to the draft-eye of a woodhame.

Figs. 3 and 4 are detail detached views of the hame-clips foriron andwood hames shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 5 is a view of a hameclip havinga detachable ball or cap-piece. Fig. 6 is a detail modification.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts, A designates ahame of any ordinary construction, ofeither wood or metal; B, the drafteye thereof; 0, the hame-tug, and D myimproved draft-eye rigidly secured to the hametug, and loosely orpivotally connected to the draft-eye of the hame.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 3, the hame-clip for ametallic hame comprises a flat shank, d, having two or more apertures,d, a rounded hook, (Z and a ball or sphere or cap, (1 on the extremeouter end of the hook (1 The shank d is made flat,and is secured to thehame-tug by means of rivets passing through the apertures d thereof andthe hame-tug, thus permanently securing the clip to the tug.

The hook cap, or ball, and shank are preferably formed or cast integralwith each other, and the book 01 is rounded and engages the draft-eye Bof the hame; but, in lieu of casting the cap or sphere d with the hook,the outer end ofsaid hook may be threaded, as at e, and the cap orsphere d provided with a threaded socket, e, adapted to engage thethreaded end of the hook. This construction is more fully shown in Fig.5, and is employed when the hame-clip has been permanently secured tothe hame-tug and it is desired to disengage the clip from the draft-eyeof the hame to change the character of thehame or substitute other formstherefor. The draft-eye B of a metallic hame extends outwardly therefromat a considerable distance, and the ball or the cap of the hame-clip maybe fitted therein, as shown in Fig. 1, to project outwardly from the eyeor lie on the inner face thereof, as shown in Fig. 6.

In Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings, the hameclip is shown especiallyadapted for a wood hame; but the clip has the same essentialcharacteristicfeatures of the clip for metallic hames shown in theremaining figures of the drawingsi. e., the shank d, the hook d, and thecap or sphere d When the device is to be used on wood hames,which areespecially used for heavywork, it is increased in the thickness of itsparts to impart greater strength and durability thereto. The hook d ismade larger and thicker in cross-section, and preferably has a smallerdegree of curvature, to more closely embrace or fit the draft-eye, andthe cap or sphere of the hook is made larger and stronger.

The clip shown in Figs. 2 and 4 may have the removable cap-piece, orcast integral or in one piece, and it is especially adapted to woodhames for heavy work or draft, while the hame-clip for metallic hames isused for buggies and light work. This peculiar construction of hame-clipprovides a free and loose joint between the hame-tug and drafteyewithout any undue wear and strain on saidclip and eye. The ball or capprevents any accidental disengagement of the clip and eye, and presentsa neat appearance, while it serves to provide a firm and securecoupling, and one which is simple, light, and strong.

To secure the device to the hame, the shank is first passed through thedraft-eye thereof and secured or riveted to the heme-tug, the hook c7,of the clip engaging the draft-eye.

Vhen the clip with the removable cap or ball is employed, it is removedfrom the hook to permit the hamc drafteye to be detached or engagedtherewith, and the cap or ball again secured on the threaded shank, toprevent the accidental detachment of the clip from the draft-eye.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture,

EDWARD BARNARD.

\Vitnesscs:

WILLIAM WALLACE CHAMBERLAIN, FRED J. BARNARD.

